BacklightBA

QA Engineer

Backlight provides AI-powered products designed to streamline media workflows, enhancing productivity and creativity within organizations.

Backlight

Employee count: 51-200

AI, AG + 43 more

Zype is a leading provider in the streaming video industry, delivering applications across multiple platforms, including phones, tablets, set-top boxes, and smart TVs. Our mission is to continuously improve the quality and reliability of our products to enhance user experiences worldwide.

We are looking for a QA Engineer passionate about improving the quality of applications in the streaming video space. You will be part of a remote-based team, reporting to the VP of Infrastructure and QA, working to raise the bar for quality and reliability in a high-scale video distribution platform. The ideal candidate will have experience using both automated testing tools and manual techniques to test applications across various platforms, with a sharp eye for functional, visual, usability, and performance issues.

Goals

  • Perform testing on front-end applications across a wide variety of platforms, identifying areas for improvement.
  • Utilize both automated testing tools and manual techniques to uncover functional and performance limitations before customers do.
  • Contribute to defining and enforcing quality standards for new releases.
  • Collaborate with developers to set, measure, and enhance quality goals in a continuous improvement framework.
  • Identify candidates for test automation and work with other engineers to design and implement automated tests.
  • Analyze production issues and engage in regular reviews to improve QA processes and prevent future defects.
  • Take pride in discovering defects that previously went undetected, helping to elevate product quality.

What you’ll need

  • 3+ years of professional experience with QA processes, working alongside a development team.
  • Experience using test automation tools, ideally for mobile platforms.
  • Strong analytical skills and attention to detail in identifying and documenting defects.
  • Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, comfortable with video calls and online collaboration tools.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with video streaming applications.
  • Knowledge of performance testing methodologies and tools.
  • Familiarity with security testing best practices.

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Boost your creative output. And your bottom line. Backlight replaces broken media workflows with simple, AI-powered products designed to make your teams faster and your business stronger. Talk with our team of experts. When you modernize your media, you transform your business. Organizations that partner with Backlight understand this, giving them a distinct competitive advantage — their teams aren’t just more productive, they deliver more impactful work and have more fun in the process.

Ambitious teams need ambitious tools. Backlight’s products are purpose-built for the most demanding media operations in the world. We stay ahead so you stay ahead, and know exactly what it takes to make impactful content at scale. Organize your video production workflow with organized files, connected storage systems, smart metadata, and efficient media management — all leading to faster edits and timely delivery. Empower global teams to access, share, and review media assets, regardless of location. Backlight’s tools make it easy to get key moments in front of audiences in near-live time. Backlight will be the first to offer a wide and varied array of quality video programming content to the public all from one digital platform for free.

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